Minor incident

Twilio: SMS Delivery Receipt Delays from Twilio to MTN Nigeria

Oct 16, 2026, 10:45 UTC
started
10:46 UTC
resolved
1 min
duration

Affected: SMS, Middle East & Africa

Current status of Twilio: Minor issues — live Twilio status

Timeline

  1. Oct 16, 2026, 10:45 UTC
    identified
    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery receipt delays from Twilio to MTN network subscribers in Nigeria. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. Message delivery may succeed, but delivery receipts may be delayed. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.
  2. Oct 16, 2026, 10:46 UTC
    monitoring
    We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery receipts from Twilio to MTN network subscribers in Nigeria and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.
  3. Oct 16, 2026, 10:46 UTC
    resolved
    The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery receipts from Twilio to MTN network subscribers in Nigeria are operating normally.

Updates as published by Twilio (original).

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